I wanted to write and thank barefoot Bob but he died last year in January but his website has been left open , it's really a wonderful legacy he's left behind for all of us, he'd been sober since 1974 up until his death in 2009.
I have been following that site for a long while, he has a ton of letters Bill sent to the grapevine, and is very helpful in sorting out questions dealing with steps and traditions both, such as this example
I like his precise use of language, to join and be a member of AA there are no "musts"
when he asks, "Are there any conditions?" we joyfully reply, "No, not a one." When skeptically he comes back saying, "But certainly there must be things that I have to do and believe," we quickly answer, "In Alcoholics Anonymous there are no musts."
Doesn't matter what you do, say or believe, you are a member if you say you are
To Recover however is a different story, there are "musts", the one I always remember primarily is Above everything, we alcoholics must be rid of this selfishness. We must, or it kill us!
-- Edited by AGO on Monday 12th of April 2010 02:38:47 PM
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His main page was the political stuff and the AA stuff was added later. His family ought to separate them, as it probably is in conflict with some traditions.